Stepfather Faces Death Penalty
Stepfather faces death penalty for murder of boy, 4, found buried on mountain trail with face smashed in by hammer
A man is facing the death penalty for the murder of his stepson after the child suffered severe abuse. Nathan Sloop, 34, is charged with aggravated murder over the death of four-year-old Ethan Stacy in 2010. Sloop reportedly told police that he had smashed the boy’s face and teeth with a hammer to conceal his identity before burying his body off a mountain trail. The boy died after prolonged beatings, being burned, drugged and starved, authorities said. He was also locked up and left alone by his mother 29-year-old Stephanie Sloop and her husband at their home in Layton, Utah. READ MORE HERE
By the time you finish reading this, 15 children will have been abused; In the next five minutes, 30 more; Within the next hour, 360 more; And by tonight, close to 8,000+ children will have suffered from abuse, 5 of which will die. Child abuse has increased 134% since 1980 and is now considered a worldwide epidemic. The high jump in child abuse deaths and the shocking increase in statistics highlights the frightening lack of public knowledge.
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